In Music:
Metallica:
I love hard rock but I've never found this group the least bit interesting. I just don't get what people see in them. In the same time period Rage Against the Machine and Tool were far more interesting hard rock bands.
U2:
I love my Irish heritage but I can't find much to like about this band. People have been raving about them to me since they first appeared on the music scene but I've never found much to appreciate. To me it's all just unimaginative pop.
Kurt Cobain:
I liked Nirvana OK, but as time passes it certainly seems like Dave Grohl was the real the musical genius in that band and Pearl Jam had the better overall chops.
In TV and Movies:
Barbie Doll celebrities:
I really don't understand why people get so hot and bothered over women such as Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. Certainly they are reasonably attractive but no more so than so many another women. It seems like there is some weird priesthood of fame that has anointed these women as their princesses without consulting the real world.
Indiana Jones:
I've found all the movies about that character mildly interesting romps barely worth the price of admission.
The Simpsons:
OK, I know I just pissed off all my friends, but as much as I liked Matt Groening's Hell comics I never understood the obsession with this cartoon. It's certainly funny but I've never felt the same level of obsession as most of my peers.
Seinfeld:
Being a life long Bostonian, I guess you could say I have a natural dislike for all things New York but for whatever the reason I just don't see what's so great about this show. I think it's OK and I've laughed at it at times but not anything like most people.
The Godfather movies:
Yeah some mobsters killed each other. Next.
In Books:
Stephen King novels:
I think I've only finished one of his novels but I've started many more. In my humble opinion they are all crap.
John Grisham novels:
Yawn.
I liked U2 quite a bit in the early days. Saw them in Boston shortly after their first album was released. They were great in a small venue—Hmm, was it The Channel or some place on Lansdown Street? There were quite a few other bands of the same era that I liked equally well. Not sure why U2 got so huge. And I don’t really like arena scale concerts. As far as Irish bands of the same era: Stiff Little Fingers and The Pogues were terrific.
The Simpsons: what can I say… I think the show is funny as hell, especially the early years. Same with Seinfeld. But comedy is like that. I can’t stomach Adam Sandler. I really don’t care for The Family Guy. Lots of people would disagree.
this is a great idea for a blog post; i think i will steal it. pete, i like your honesty at all times, but i am troubled by your opinion of seinfeld and “all things new york.” i pick up on that from other bostonians and it puzzles me. but as they say, de gustibus non est disputandum.
Bob: I agree the Simpsons are funny but I’ve never been able to get enough traction to be a regular viewer. In fact I think I’ve only ever watched about 5 episodes total.
Susan: Don’t take the New York comment too seriously – think sibling rivalry. But it’s true that I don’t really get Seinfeld. There were a couple of episodes that were great but overall I just didn’t dig it.
I don’t know which thing I should do first …. send you a scathing e-mail about your lack of taste because you don’t like U2 or Stephen King books, or fire up my own blog so I can blatantly copy your post topic.
Two things, Pete:
1) “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” from the Rattle and Hum album. If you don’t get goosebumps when the Harlem Choir kicks in, you’re in a coma.
2) The Stand. One of my personal top ten favorite books. It’s held that place of honor since the first time I read it.
Susan: I’ve always felt that the New York City thing in Boston mainly comes down to a hatred for the Yankees. Boston has a bit of an inferiority complex about New York City too but it’s easier to just focus on the Yankees.
Years ago a college friend got a huge box of “I [Heart] NY” bumper stickers from the New York State Tourism board for free. He stamped the word HATE over the heart. and sold them for a couple bucks each outside of Fenway Park. He made a killing.
Note: most people assume New York City when you say “New York”. I grew up in upstate New York so I make the distinction since New York City and the rest of the state are very different places.
Just my two cents.
In my opinion the best Metallica albums were all before RATM and Tool were around. The first Tool & RATM albums were around 1992-1993, which was after the 1991 release of the “Black Album”. My favourite Metallica album, ”... And Justice for All” was released in 1988.
Saying that though, I’m not one of those people that say Metallica “sold out” and anything after Justice is crap. I like all their albums, they’re all different.
I’m also not saying you should like them because of the points above. I believe that everyone is entitled to their own taste in music, and I was just sharing mine.
Marcin, that’s the fun of this game. We can all agree to disagree. I know my thoughts aren’t popular but that’s the point.
You can disagree all you want, but the fact is if all you’ve seen of The Simpsons is 5 episodes, you’re culturally illiterate. I have to agree with you on Seinfeld- never understood the frenzy but I eventually watched some of it.
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